87, Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9
Conversion of a detached garage into habitable rooms including a home gym and office.
WEB2504/24 · Dublin City Council · Lodged 14 November 2024
- Reference
- WEB2504/24
- Authority
- Dublin City Council
- Register status
- Decided
- Type
- Permission
- Received
- 14 November 2024
Summary
AI-generatedThe application seeks a change of use for an existing single-storey detached garage in the rear garden. The converted space will serve as habitable rooms, including a home gym, home office, play room, shower room, and toilet.
- Storey
- 1
- Floor area
- 50 m²
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Official record
Development description
Change of use of existing single storey detached garage for use as detached habitable rooms use to include home gym, home office, play room, shower room, wc and store (approx 50m2 gross internal area) in rear garden of existing house (overall site area approx 539m2 0.054ha) & associated site works including external paving & foul drainage connection to existing manhole.
Land-use zoning
What this land is zoned for
“To protect, provide and improve residential amenities.”
National zoning type: Existing residential
Objective set by the Development Plan 2022-2028 (2022–2028). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.
Read the zoning objectives in the development planBuilt & sold
What happened next
Beyond the decision: whether this development was built, and what property here has sold for.
Recent sales nearby
within 500 m| Address | Date | Price | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apt 4 Rosemount, Glandore Rd, Drumcondra Dublin 9 | Jan 2025 | €430,000 | 49 m |
| Apt19 Rosemount, Glandore Road, Drumcondra | Jan 2025 | €385,000 | 49 m |
| 5 Rosemount Apt, Glandore Rd, Griffiths Ave Dublin 9 | Sept 2025 | €491,000 | 49 m |
| Apartment 15, Rosemount Hall, Glandore Road | Nov 2025 | €515,000 | 49 m |
| Apt 53 Griffith Hall, Griffith Avenue, Drumcondranot full market price | Jul 2025 | €335,000 | 104 m |
| 124 Griffith Hall, Glandore Ave, Dublin 9 | Dec 2025 | €312,000 | 105 m |
| 46 Griffith Hall Apts, Griffith Ave, Drumcondra | May 2026 | €360,000 | 112 m |
| 115 Griffith Hall, Griffith Ave, Dublin | Apr 2025 | €380,000 | 130 m |
Nearby properties, not this site — a guide to local values.
Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.
Key dates
Timeline
- Application received14 November 2024
- Decision due7 March 2025
- Decision issued6 March 2025
- Permission expiry25 May 2030
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